Quickie weddings - searching for a venue!

You could look at venues licences for weddings that have a garden. Our friends got married outside in a vineyard. If it's not a location that has a licence you could have a celebrant wedding anywhere you can get permission for like a friends garden. It isn't legal as such and you just nip to the local registry anytime before or after with either your party or two witnesses to do the legal bit. If you want a forest what about asking the national trust or forestry commission (or whatever that is called). Or some ruins etc. I'm not sure you can just nip in somewhere and do it without permission. Well.... I suppose it depends if you get caught! Good luck with it I look forward to hearing your plans.

You could just have a meal afterwards at a restaurant. I'm a great believer in photos. I only have two guests but I have a photographer for an hour.

If I remember rightly you need an outside structure to marry outside and I found it really hard finding a forest when I looked for a friend. Have you considered a registry office then blessing in forest? Or an alternative venue in trees

http://www.alnwickgarden.com/explore/whats-here/the-treehouse

OMG I love the treehouse!

I rememeber seeing it on don't tell the bride it was beautiful. Unfortunately the brides shoes didn't fit so she was barefoot! It is a stunning venue though

Google one life ceremonies. They have a section on outdoor weddings and will help you find somewhere. It's a non legal wedding so needs a quick registry office. Just treat the ceremony as the wedding and the registry office as the legal bit.